I wasn't sure I was going to have anything to write about for Fight the Frump Friday (sponsored by Fussy, yo!). Then I woke up to a forecast of 85 degrees today (that's Farenheit for you non-Americans...I'm not living in the LITERAL Hell) and found that all of my warm-weather clothes from last summer are too big. Time to go shopping!
And I have one thing to say to all women, be they a size 2 or a size 22:
Step Away From The Cargos.
You know what? Don't just step away from them. Run screaming from them!
Cargo shorts, cargo skirts (yes, because I always need to hang a hammer from my white linen skirt) and cargo pants: they all do one thing. That is to make your thighs look as wide as humanly possible. Believe me, I just spent the entire morning at the mall and watching tons of women in cargo capris walking around. And you know what? Even the women who had upper arms smaller than my wrist looked like a bunch of chubbers.
So what's the problem? The problem is that cargo clothing is everywhere this Spring...from Target to Kohl's to Macy's/Bloomingdales. Don't be fooled. You know how those lightweight pants look so cute with those pockets on the side when they are hanging at the store? Yeah - wait until you wash them once and that pocket poofs out and takes your thighs with it. This is one fashion that you need to skip (yes - even you skinny bitches!).
And here I thought I wouldn't have anything for Fight The Frump Friday...all it takes is a trip to the mall!
(tune in later today for an entirely different F-F-Friday post)
Lara
No kidding!
I love cargos. Love love love them. On someone else. With me walking along beside them in normal pants. Because then my thighs look even better. HA.
Yeah I can be a bitch. Unlike you, who was so sweet to TELL everyone about this issue. Now who can I walk beside to look good?
mah-meeee
i was once fooled by cargos... then i realized that it made me look so huge.
they only look good on models in the ads.
great post!
Daisy
Like I always say - just because you can, doesn't mean you should... Run. Run with all your might!
Darla
Cargos make my thighs look even bigger. UGH
So what DID you buy?
Photochick
First off: Good for you on needing smaller summer clothes! :o)
You may laugh - and that's ok - but I used to have a pair of cargo jeans that I wanted to be buried in! They fit like a glove (actually, truth be told, they probably weren't real cargos) they were super fitted in the thighs... Anyway, these things were better than you-know-what (hehe!) until I RIPPED them with a high kick! Gaa!
Oh, what an awesome Frump Fighting post! You rock! Much love and God Bless!
Mindi
Lara: Don't worry - give it time and the fashion industry will come up with something equally unappealing....like super-low-rise jeans in a size 22. Seriously - those things should only be made up to a size 4 because anyone with even an ounce of body fat always has a muffin top!
mah-meee: I also think men look kinda cute in them...especially my husband.
Daisy: when I read your comment, all I could think of is "You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"....is that wrong?
Darla: 6 pairs of straight-leg capris, 2 pencil skirts and a bunch of "girly" tops. I was looking at my clothes from lat summer and found that I had an appalling number of polo shirts and very few really feminine casual shirts. Took care of THAT problem!